by TurkeyPurge | Dec 22, 2016 | Today in Crackdown, Uncategorized
Turkey’s media monitoring institution, the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), has decided to shut down Yol TV for allegedly insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. The RTÜK officials made the decision on Wednesday after the TV station refused to be...
by TurkeyPurge | Nov 28, 2016 | Today in Crackdown
“My husband is in jail. He was the only person who took care of me. What am I supposed to do now? The cancer I have is already stage 4. I was laid off from my job with the recent gov’t decree. I have to pay rent. I have to look after our two children. Don’t you...
by TurkeyPurge | Sep 22, 2016 | Today in Crackdown
At least 22 people were arrested, while 143 others were detained over the past 24 hours, according to Turkish news agencies. Police carried out the operations in 16 provinces across Turkey. The arrestees over the past day mostly included shopkeepers, and other...
by TurkeyPurge | Sep 11, 2016 | Today in Crackdown
A huge cleansing of Turkey’s state and other institutions is continuing as people from all walks of life find themselves being hunted down and taken into custody. At least 206 people were arrested, while 30 others were detained over the past 24 hours, according to...
by TurkeyPurge | Sep 11, 2016 | Anti-Gulen, Hate Crime, Human Rights Abuses
A 28-year-old man of Turkish origin has been handed down a prison sentence of eight months and a fine of 23,000 euros by a French court after he attacked several institutions affiliated with the faith-based Gülen movement in the country. The Turkish government blames...